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Tadpoles is the third album by the Bonzo Dog Band. It is largely a compilation of their work from the television show Do Not Adjust Your Set, on which they were the house band (although all the songs were specially re-recorded for the album). The US version of the album had a track list slightly different from that of the UK version: the US version removed "I'm the Urban Spaceman" and added "Readymades" the B-side of their follow-up single "Mr. Apollo".
| Tadpoles | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 June 1969 (US) 1 August 1969 (UK) | |||
| Studio | Trident Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Comedy rock, psychedelic pop, trad jazz | |||
| Length | 35:51 | |||
| Label | Imperial (US) Liberty (UK) | |||
| Producer | Gus Dudgeon | |||
| Bonzo Dog Band chronology | ||||
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| I'm The Urban Spaceman | ||||
 Sunset SLS 50350 - British reissue | ||||
The UK version was reissued on vinyl by Sunset Records in the early 1970s, re-titled I'm the Urban Spaceman.
In 2007 the album was reissued on CD with its original title and artwork, by EMI with five bonus tracks, only one of which ("BOO!") had actually been performed on 'Do Not Adjust Your Set' and was therefore the only genuine outtake from the album's original sessions.
Sleeve notes
editThe original LP sleeve had seven holes cut out of the front cover, and multiple images printed on an insert card (or inner sleeve of the US version) helped listeners to visualize what band members were thinking by moving the card back and forth.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hunting Tigers Out in 'Indiah'" | Robert Hargreaves, Stanley Damerell, Tolchard Evans | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Shirt" | Roger Ruskin Spear | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Tubas in the Moonlight" | Spear | 2:23 |
| 4. | "Dr. Jazz" | King Oliver, Walter Melrose | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Monster Mash" | Bobby "Boris" Pickett, Leonard Capizzi | 2:59 |
| 6. | "I'm the Urban Spaceman" | Neil Innes | 2:24 |
| 7. | "Ali-Baba's Camel" | Noel Gay | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Laughing Blues" | Bradley | 3:44 |
| 9. | "By a Waterfall" | Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain | 3:09 |
| 10. | "Mr. Apollo" | Innes, Vivian Stanshall | 4:20 |
| 11. | "Canyons of Your Mind" | Stanshall | 3:04 |
Bonus tracks on 2007 CD reissue
edit- "Boo!" [Stanshall, Innes]
- "Readymades" [Stanshall, Innes]
- "Look At Me I'm Wonderful" [Stanshall]
- "We Were Wrong" [Stanshall]
- "The Craig Torso Christmas Show" (The Lady Is a Tramp/The Last Waltz/Calling All Workers) [Innes, Stanshall, Spear]
Personnel
edit- Vivian Stanshall - vocals
- Neil Innes - guitar, vocals
- Rodney Slater - saxophone
- Roger Ruskin Spear - saxophone
- Dennis Cowan - bass
- Larry Smith - drums
References
edit- ^ Tadpoles at AllMusic
- ^ Bangs, Lester (13 December 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. No. 48. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. p. 47.